dhcpcd-discuss

On 24/05/2018 08:32, Serge Schneider wrote:
> I've had a look at the patches we apply on top of upstream dhcpcd, and 
> this one is likely to be the culprit:
>
> --- a/if.c
> +++ b/if.c
> @@ -534,7 +534,7 @@
>           /* We reserve the 100 range for virtual interfaces, if and when
>            * we can work them out. */
>           ifp->metric = 200 + ifp->index;
> -        if (if_getssid(ifp) != -1) {
> +        if (if_getssid(ifp) != -1 || *ifp->name == 'w') {
>               ifp->wireless = 1;
>               ifp->metric += 100;
>           }

That could be the culprit if dhcpcd is setup to start wpa_supplicant on 
the interface, which dhcpcd-6.x will try and do by default.
This has been turned off in dhcpcd-7.x and the user (or distro package) 
has to install the wpa_supplicant hook script if this functionality is 
still needed.

Roy